Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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